Cinder by Marrisa Meyer
Posted: 02 Oct 2014, 10:58
The first in a series of distopian novels which take timeless fairy tales and spin them into modern stories, Cinder takes readers through the modern day retelling of Cinderella. Set in a future wrecked by 4 World Wars and a plague running rampant around the globe, we are introduced to Cinder, a cyborg in a society where cyborgs are considered second class citizens. She is an accomplished mechanic, fixing all manner of technological gadgets, including a droid brought to her by the Crown Prince of the Eastern Commonwealth, Price Kaito.
True to the fairy tale, Cinder is basically a slave to her stepmother and step sisters, of which only one is wicked. Cinder is also prohibited from attending the upcoming ball, which will take place around an upcoming festival. Arriving for the festival is Queen Levana from the moon colony. The queen takes her cues from the wicked queen in Snow White; using glamour on the people so they see her as beautiful and ignore how she mercilessly controls them. In contrast however, Queen Levana shuns mirrors, which behold the truth about her appearance.
While there is no "happily ever after" and the conclusion of the book, there are 3 more books in the series. I felt these were wonderful books for the age range and the modern retelling of the fairy tales was very cleverly crafted. Marissa Meyer's did an impressive job with her first novel. I will be continuing the series!
True to the fairy tale, Cinder is basically a slave to her stepmother and step sisters, of which only one is wicked. Cinder is also prohibited from attending the upcoming ball, which will take place around an upcoming festival. Arriving for the festival is Queen Levana from the moon colony. The queen takes her cues from the wicked queen in Snow White; using glamour on the people so they see her as beautiful and ignore how she mercilessly controls them. In contrast however, Queen Levana shuns mirrors, which behold the truth about her appearance.
While there is no "happily ever after" and the conclusion of the book, there are 3 more books in the series. I felt these were wonderful books for the age range and the modern retelling of the fairy tales was very cleverly crafted. Marissa Meyer's did an impressive job with her first novel. I will be continuing the series!